Psychosocial Support for Pre-operative Pain and Distress

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Conditions studied: Acute Pain

In brief

The purpose of this randomized study is to determine the impact of three different types of psychosocial support delivered by mental health professionals to pre-operative joint replacement patients. This study will examine the differential effects of brief mindfulness training, hypnostic suggestion, and cognitive behavioral pain psychoeducation for pre-operative patients, with a supplemental nonrandomized usual care comparison group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03665727

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

727

Starts

2018-06-04

Expected to finish

2019-09-23

Last updated by the study team

2020-05-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English-speaking males or females
• 18 years old or older
• patients within the University of Utah Hospital system
• patients attending the Joint Replacement Academy to prepare for either hip or knee replacement surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Altered mental status due to delirium, psychosis, or pharmacological sedation as determined by clinical assessment.

Where it is running

• University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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